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Through the first 30 minutes of San Diego State’s eventual 28-10 loss at UCLA on Saturday, the Aztecs were able to hold their own in a rock fight against a Bruins side coming off a 45-point performance up in Berkeley.In it until the untimely interception on Jayden Denegal’s floated screen pass to Javion Kinnard on a third-and-12 around the SDSU 20-yard-line, then subsequent UCLA scoring drive, the margins at which the Scarlet and Black tried to win on proved too thin.Here are three takeaways from the Aztecs first loss of 2026:

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Despite the defense largely holding UCLA’s offense in check, SDSU’s offense managed just 189 yards and one touchdown in a 28-10 loss.

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SAN DIEGO &mdash; San Diego State opened its first season as a Pac-12 member with an emphatic victory Saturday, using three rushing touchdowns from Lucky Sutton and a series of game-changing special teams plays to beat Portland State, 53-20, at Snapdragon Stadium.

Sutton’s three touchdowns, special teams spark San Diego State’s 53-20 rout of Portland State

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State Aztecs defeated Portland State &nbsp;53-20 and The Sporting Tribune&#39;s Ardie Crenshaw was there to capture the following TST Images.

TST Images: SDSU defeated Portland State,  53-20 ,in San Diego

The energy surrounding the San Diego State Aztecs’ “First Saturday at Snapdragon Stadium” event was noticeably different to past public scrimmages.The lines to get into the event when the doors opened on Saturday, Aug. 15 were noticeably longer.  Fans walking in through the northwest gate were greeted by an honor guard of cheerleaders, clad in their scarlet uniforms and waiving white and black pom-poms in time as the black t-shirted Marching Aztecs played through all the stadium standards.“This is a special spot. We haven&#39;t lost here in over a year. It&#39;s a spot where we get limited opportunities, and anytime we get to come over here and share with the community, like we did tonight on the ‘First Saturday at Snapdragon’ it is really special,” head coach Sean Lewis said.

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Certain sounds are unmistakable signs that football season is back on The Mesa. The hoots and hollers while going through stretching. The cracking of helmets and crunching of pads. Kenny Loggins’  “Danger Zone” blaring while the San Diego State Aztecs all raise their fists before practicing their two minute drill.Hot off the heels of a 9-4 season where the Scarlet and Black finished in a four-way tie atop the Mountain West Conference and competed in a bowl game, there is an unmistakable energy surrounding the SDSU program as they embark on their first season as a member of the reconstituted eight team Pac-12.

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